pathfinder - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
pathfinder - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
pathfinder - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
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PATHFINDERQUESTION 3a. Sampling frame is the list <strong>of</strong> elements from which the sample is drawn. It isreferred to as the working universe or non-theoretical population.b. <strong>The</strong> steps included in simple random sampling are:i. Defining population sets;ii. Numbering cases in the sampling frame;iii. Selecting sample case using any random sampling method and /or statisticalrandom table.c.iSystematic Random SamplingSelection <strong>of</strong> sample is at regularintervals.Selection is not determined by anyattribute except that based on study.A sampling fraction is used todetermine the frequency <strong>of</strong> selection.Sample fraction is the ratio <strong>of</strong> actualfraction and total population.It is sometimes considered as nonrepresentativeand the result cannotbe applied to all members <strong>of</strong> thepopulation.Stratified Random SamplingSample is divided into two or moresignificant strata.Selection is determined by commonattribute <strong>of</strong> population type.Simple random sampling method isused to select sample.<strong>The</strong> method is said to berepresentative enough because thestrata contains all members <strong>of</strong> thepopulation.INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 201097
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